Gotti (born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.) was known for co-founding the record label Murder Inc. Records in 1998, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings, gaining producer credits for hip-hop legends like Jay-Z, DMX, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Eve and more.

Cent was quick to share his reaction to the death of Irv Gotti online. The "Many Men" rapper posted a photo of himself smoking hookah next to a headstone that had "RIP" engraved on it, captioning the Instagram post with,

Irv Gotti’s cause of death is currently unknown, though he suffered a what his representative called a “minor stroke” in 2024. In August, it was revealed that the stroke was